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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Pleasant View (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Pleasant View. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Pleasant View ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Pleasant View: Pleasant Vw.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Pleasant View. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pleasant View.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Pleasant View is located in Emmet County.

To see how the shape of Michigan's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Emmet County: Charlevoix & Cheboygan.

Below are the counties that are near Pleasant View. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pleasant View:

  • Emmet County     (The home county of Pleasant View)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant View, with the one closest to Pleasant View listed first.
    • Stutsmanville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Stutsmanville is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stutsmanville
    • Marsh Corner
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Marsh Corner is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Corner
    • Ramona Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Ramona Park is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramona Park
    • Roaring Brook
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Roaring Brook is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Brook
    • Wequetonsing
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Wequetonsing is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wequetonsing
    • Brutus
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Conway
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Harbor Springs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pellston
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Alanson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Oden
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Forest Beach
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Forest Beach is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Beach
    • Bay View
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Antrim County
    • Ellsworth
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Charlevoix County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant View, with the one closest to Pleasant View listed first.
    • Bay Shore
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Bay Shore is located in Charlevoix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Shore
    • Zenith Heights
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Zenith Heights is located in Charlevoix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenith Heights
    • Walloon Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Horton Bay
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Horton Bay is located in Charlevoix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Bay
    • Boyne City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Boyne City is located in Charlevoix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyne City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,717 people
      • Former names for Boyne City:
      • Bay Springs
      • Boyne
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyne City <1>
    • Charlevoix
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ironton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Ironton is located in Charlevoix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
    • Boyne Falls
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Goo ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Goo is located in Charlevoix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goo
    • East Jordan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Nomad
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Nomad is located in Charlevoix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nomad
    • Norwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Norwood is located in Charlevoix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
  • Cheboygan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant View, with the one closest to Pleasant View listed first.
    • Burt Lake
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Wildwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Wildwood is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
    • Giauque Beach
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Giauque Beach is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giauque Beach
    • Riggsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Riggsville is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggsville
    • Topinabee
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Indian River
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Long Point
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Long Point is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
    • Veery Point
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Veery Point is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veery Point
    • Silver Beach
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Silver Beach is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
    • Mullett Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Mullett Lake is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullett Lake
    • Point Nipigon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Point Nipigon is located in Cheboygan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Nipigon
      • Point Nipigon has also been known as:
      • Point Nip-i-gon
    • Afton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Wolverine
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Mackinac County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant View, with the one closest to Pleasant View listed first.
    • Gros Cap
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Gros Cap is located in Mackinac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gros Cap
    • Saint Ignace
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Pointe Aux Pins
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mackinac Island
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Mackinac Island is located in Mackinac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackinac Island
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
    • British Landing
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • British Landing is located in Mackinac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for British Landing
  • Otsego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pleasant View, with the one closest to Pleasant View listed first.
    • Berryville ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Berryville is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
    • Vanderbilt
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Green Timbers
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Green Timbers is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Timbers
    • Elmira
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Hallock
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Hallock is located in Otsego County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallock

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pleasant View, see our County-by-County Page for Pleasant View.

Cemeteries Near Pleasant View ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pleasant View.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Pleasant View - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pleasant View covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pleasant View, with the one closest to Pleasant View listed first.

  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Ayr Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Starr Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Little Traverse Twp. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mennonite Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Maple River Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Frienship Twp. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • St. Nicholas Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Nicholas Cemetery
    • The St. Nicholas Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Nichols Cemetery
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Alanson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Emmet County Poor Farm Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (99 more) ...

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Pleasant View had a population of 30 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Pleasant View, with the one closest to Pleasant View listed first.

  • Ayr
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Ayr is located in Emmet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayr
  • Harbor Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Conway
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Brutus
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Oden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Alanson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pellston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Bay View
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Kegomic ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Kegomic is located in Emmet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kegomic
  • Petoskey
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Burt Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Levering
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Good Hart
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Epsilon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Epsilon is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epsilon
    • Cross Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pleasant View. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pleasant View.

Newspapers Published in Pleasant View ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pleasant View.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pleasant View, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pleasant View.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Pleasant View:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Pleasant View, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pleasant View) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.